The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder’s history today.
For this article, we continue with the 26th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 24, with 14 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The fifth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Armond Hill. After ending his college career at Princeton, Hill was picked up with the ninth overall selection of the 1976 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
The Brooklyn, New York native would play parts of the first five seasons of his pro career with the Hawks, ending when he was dealt to Seattle in 1980. His stay with the team would span parts of two seasons, coming to an end when he was traded to the (then) San Diego (now, Los Angeles) Clippers in 1982.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Hill wore only jersey No. 24 and put up 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.